Hey you,
I'm so sorry that you had to wait for so long, but I was pretty busy…
This next chapter is really short, but I wanted to give you at least a small piece of the story.
I'll try to update soon.
Kindly regards, Julia
The breakfast felt again like an interrogation to Maggie. The boys wanted to know everything – and really everything – about her and her life. Maggie could understand, that they were curious, but she would haven been glad to be able to ask some questions, too.
"Do you smoke?" asked one of the boys.
"No, my mom's a chain smoker and she told me to take a deep drag when I was 7. As you sure can imagine, I didn't like it."
"But you drink?"
"Sure, it's necessary, isn't it?"
"No, I mean alcohol…"
"Oh, stupid me. Then the answer is again "no". I don't like the taste. And in addition I could use my brain cells pretty well…"
"Oh yeah, our Harvard-girl. I forgot…" said Guarnere.
"Hey guys. Am I the only one who sees several similarities between Mag and another comrade?" asked Malarkey.
"Oh no, Malark. I already told you that she`s a female version of Lt. Winters…" stated Bull.
"Who could have known that our little lady here is flaw- and viceless, too? I thought Lt. Winters was unique..." tried Bill to defend himself.
"Hey, the perfect Misses Winters! I'll do him a favour and propose to Maggie for him. Does anybody have a ring at hand? Lip perhaps?" asked an excited Malarkey.
"Are you crazy, Malark? This is my wedding band. Besides, I think Lt. Winters is perfectly capable to propose to her all by himself." stated Lip.
"Hey, guys. You're starting to behave like a certain Captain. Don't you trust me to have the ability to find a husband on my own? Thanks, but I'm able to do so without your help. And in addition, I didn't join the Army to search for a respectable husband." stated Maggie. She was a little angry with her guys. She knew, they were just kidding but their behaviour showed the general attitude towards women.
"That very well may be. But nonetheless you walked out of his barrack this morning…" provoked Bill.
'Shit. Why the heck does he know this?' "That's right. But I was just there because I passed out last night. And if you were a gentleman, Bill, I might have come out of your barrack this morning!" That tit-for-tat response gained Maggie a lot of laughter and Bill flushed cheeks.
Dick, who sat at the next table with Nix was quite amused. He loved that Maggie was able to defend herself because that fact would make his job much easier. And of course her life with the boys, too. They always tried new people, but when they were positive about somebody they would do everything for this person.
And the thought of Maggie as his wife was somehow appealing…
Lew, who sat next to Dick was grinning like the Cheshire Cat and tried not to burst out into laughter. But when Maggie added: "And you know me guys: The Captain said I'm not smart enough for an officer, so I stay away from the officers. At last I always follow the orders of my superiors, don't I?" it was too late. Lew snorted with laughter; even if he tried to restrain laughter he didn't succeed.
Even Dick had to grin. Lew knew that Dick had a good sense of humour in private. And he was sure that Maggie could entertain his best friend pretty well. Besides he couldn't forget how content Dick seemed this morning when he held Maggie in his arms. He wished his friend could forget his duty for some time and just live. Especially since nobody knew for how long they'll still be alive. He decided to talk to Dick about his opinion. Perhaps he was able to loosen him up a little.
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